Dave F's photos - ongoing - more added each day

[Michael Edge]

Is it the reflection of the intermediate signal on platform 3?

[Davexoc]

1 hour ago, DaveF said:

Carlisle 156455 Leeds to Carlisle 24th Oct 90 C15433

 

Pre any serious incidents, so must be due to a longer term defect, but 156455 seems to have acquired an extra vehicle, either inserted or trailing here....

[hexagon789]

8 minutes ago, Davexoc said:

 

Pre any serious incidents, so must be due to a longer term defect, but 156455 seems to have acquired an extra vehicle, either inserted or trailing here....

A lot of 156 units were reformed to 3-cars in the late-80s/early 90s. ScotRail did it in the summers of 1989 and 1992 with both Inverness sets used on Inverness-Aberdeen and Haymarket sets used on the West Highland.

 

The 156s were designed to be easily run as 3, 5, 7-car etc if needed.

 

Not possible now as the intermediate BSI couplers have long been replaced by fixed bars.

 

In fact, I've just realised DaveF's photo is Oct 1990.

 

For the winter of 1990-91, five 156 sets based at Neville Hill were made up as 3-car for the Settle-Carlisle.

 

This was due to 3-cars being the maximum that all stations on the S&C could accommodate.

 

By the summer of 1991, platform extensions had been completed and the five 3-car sets were remarshalled back to 2-car, as the route could now accommodate 2×2-car at all stations.

 

Edited December 27, 2022 by hexagon789

[brushman47544]

1 hour ago, eastwestdivide said:

Anyone make any sense of the red-orange "thing" in the coach window?

Since there’s an arm below and others are sitting calmly nearby, my first thought was a hat.

[brushman47544]

1 hour ago, DaveF said:

 

Carlisle 156437 Newcastle to Stranraer and Class 108 and Class 31 and Class 47  May 90 J10956

 

This picture illustrates the absurdity of the government’s policy of replacing longer old trains with shorter new ones.

 

The Class 47 appears to be 47418.

[russ p]

1 hour ago, eastwestdivide said:

Anyone make any sense of the red-orange "thing" in the coach window?

 

Is it an irate prince Phillip? 

[DaveF]

I do have another photo of the coach as the train left, it does not have the orange "thing" in the window.

 

I think it is probably a reflection of the buffet sign, the coach is in the right place for it to be that.

 

 

Carlisle Royal train up 30th July 86 C7734

 

David

[DaveF]

A bonus set of replacements for this evening.

 

They were taken by Dad at Stafford in August 1966.  They were taken one afternoon on the way home from a holiday in Appledore, North Devon were had all been staying with some friends.

 

I remember the time as I had just got my provisional licence and had my first  attempt at driving on public roads in Appledore.  I had already driven traction engines and a steam roller on private land, along with a neighbours Jaguar Mk2 - the 3.4 litre version - on an old airfield - he thought I needed to be able to handle a powerful car.  Having been a WW2 fighter pilot it took a lot to frighten him so he was happy for me to try his Jaguar.  After I passed my test he let me drive it on public roads and later sometimes lent me his other car - a Mini - to drive to work in my gap year.

 

 

Stafford Class 85 Holyhead to Euston Aug 66 J586

 

 

Stafford LMS 8F 2-8-0 48526 down light engine & Class 40 Aug 66 J588

 

 

Stafford Class 08 D3801  shunting timber Aug 66 J591

 

 

Stafford Class 40 D211 Mauretania down freight Aug 66 J592

 

 

Stafford Class 86 E3174 Euston to Glasgow  Aug 66 J595 

 

 

David

Edited December 27, 2022 by DaveF

[andytrains]

Dave.

I can almost hear the clanking of the 8F!

And the Holyhead, all Maroons, fantastic.

Andy.

[russ p]

More great pictures David 

shame, they did away with white cab window surrounds on 86s, they really match blue and grey coaches well. Shame that private one is electric blue . I don't think any were that colour even the ones without yellow panels 

 

[TerryBewdley]

Really like the pics of Stamford do you have any more?

 

[DaveF]

13 minutes ago, TerryBewdley said:

Really like the pics of Stamford do you have any more?

 

 

 

I do have a few more of Stafford which will be added in due course, I think the rest may not have been on RMweb before so I will have to locate the images and caption them.  I'm not sure why they haven't been on here before.

 

David

[corneliuslundie]

Possibly a lamp shade on a table lamp in the carriage?

Just to be boring.

Jonathan

[Market65]

Good evening, David. That’s a most excellent selection of replacement photo’s of Tinsley from January, 1979. Clearly they were taken just before the snow started in one of our worst ever winters. In C4328, with a class 08 on an eastbound freight, that ex-LMS brake van with the canvas coming away from it’s roof, reminds me just such a van on the pickup goods to Bridlington in August, 1978. I have no idea what happened to that van since I didn’t see the return working of the pickup.

The latest Carlisle photo’s are a superb set, and the last one of 156455, which is actually 156481, on a Leeds to Carlisle service, on the 24th October, 1990, shows an all too typical formation for the S&C at that time. A good friend would always exclaim: “Don’t go in the 142, it’s much too bumpy and uncomfortable. Travel in the superior 156”. He was, of course, quite right. He hated all Pacers…your excellent photo’s are bringing back many memories this evening. 😉
The replacement photo’s of Stafford from August, 1966, are all gems without exception, with J592, of class 40, D211, Mauretania, on a down freight train, being a great portrait shot of the locomotive. 
 

With warmest regards,

 

 Rob.

[jcarta]

Morning David

C15433 is actually 156481...... I had to look twice at the photos as it got given another carriage

 

Regards

[DaveF]

1 hour ago, jcarta said:

Morning David

C15433 is actually 156481...... I had to look twice at the photos as it got given another carriage

 

Regards

 

 

Many thanks Jim, I'e corrected it.

 

David

[DaveF]

Replacements today from Low Gill in 1965 and 1968.  Low Gill is on the WCML between Grayrigg and Tebay and was the junction for the  line to Ingleton.

 

 

Low Gill LMS Class 5 down goods Aug 65 J296

 

 

Low Gill LMS Fairburn 2-6-4T down light engine Aug 65 J298

 

 

Low Gill LMS Fairburn 2-6-4T  down light engine Aug 65 J302

 

 

Low Gill Class 47 Manchester to Glasgow April 68 J1265

 

 

Low Gill viaduct on Ingleton line  April 68 J1263

 

 

David

Edited December 28, 2022 by DaveF

[Compound2632]

3 hours ago, DaveF said:

Replacements today from Low Gill in 1965 and 1968.  Low Gill is on the WCML between Grayrigg and Tebay and was the junction fior the "Little North Western" line to Ingleton.

 

Superb. The Lune Gorge is one of my favourite places for seeing the trains go by, though from Fairmile on the other side. I'm afraid I'm not old enough to have experienced it without the M6! Many is the time I have walked under Lowgill Viaduct.

 

On a historical point, the Ingleton-Low Gill line was not the "little" North Western Railway, though it was that company's original proposal. Financial constraints forced it to concentrate on the Skipton-Lancaster section. The original route as far as Ingleton had been built, but the section from Clapham was closed once the Lancaster line was open. The Ingleton branch from Low Gill was built by the Lancaster & Carlisle Railway; once the viaduct at Ingleton was built, the Clapham-Ingleton section was re-opened. 

Edited December 28, 2022 by Compound2632
sp.

[DaveF]

Some photos now from the early days of the Severn Valley Railway in 1970 and 1971.

 

 

Bridgnorth Class 5 45110 and Hunslet The Lady Armaghdale September 1970 C309

 

 

Bridgnorth Ivatt 46443 Bridgnorth to Hampton Loade Sept 1970 C322

 

 

Bridgnorth Ivatt 2MT 46521 April 71 C549

 

 

Bridgnorth Warwickshire and 45110 April 71 C551

 

 

Hampton Loade Ivatt 4MT 43106 by foot crossing April 71 C560

 

 

David

 

 

 

[DaveF]

The Great Northern around Nottingham in black and white for the next batch of photos.

 

Just a reminder that Dad had a track permit when he was taking these photos.

 

 

Basford and Bulwel J6 64212 trainspotters c1950 JVol3239

 

 

Basford and Bulwell GN shunting signals c1952 JVol3032

 

 

Basford and Bulwell J6 64273 Nottingham Victoria to Pixton c1951 JVol4025

 

 

Bulwell Forest GNR LNER J39 down empties for Bestwood Colliery 1947 JVol1183

 

 

Colwick probably breakdown train c1949 JVol2245

 

 

David

Edited December 28, 2022 by DaveF

[Market65]

Good evening, David. That’s a superb selection of replacement photo’s of Low Gill, as it was in 1965 and 1968. In J298, of a Fairburn, 2-6-4T, on a down light engine movement, in August, 1965, an excellent shot of the engine has been captured. 
The photo’s of the Severn Valley Railway, from it’s early days in 1970 and 1971, are a delightful set, with C322 at Bridgnorth, with Ivatt, 46443, on a Bridgnorth to Hampton Loade service, in September, 1970, is most excellent, with the engine producing plenty of smoke.

The black and white photo’s the of Great Northern around Nottingham, are truly superb, with JVol4025, at Basford and Bulwell, with a  J6, 64273, on a Nottingham Victoria to Pixton service, c1951, a most delightful three quarter shot of the locomotive.
 

With warmest regards,

 

 Rob.

 

[St Enodoc]

6 hours ago, DaveF said:

Basford and Bulwell GN shunting signals c1952 JVol3032

Splendid!

[Oldddudders]

10 hours ago, St Enodoc said:

Splendid!

Quite so - and a classic example of why drivers need to have route knowledge to correctly interpret signals. 

[corneliuslundie]

The one which really caught my eye was the shunting signal. Who is going to be the first to make a model? Of course you need to build the complex track layout to go with it.

Jonathan

Why did spellcheck think I wanted to type NERD?

[DaveF]

Some photos at Lincoln Central and one of the GN/GE goods line for today's replacements.  All but one of theses photos was taken by Dad.

 

At one time I worked just outside Lincoln so knew the city quite well.  I went back a few years ago and found that although some parts were the same other bits had changed beyond all recognition.

 

 

Lincoln goods Class 31 D5574 and another iron ore April 69 J1581

 

 

 

Lincoln GNGE goods line bridge over High Street July 70 J2156  This was taken from the passenger seat by Dad, Mum was driving.

 

 

Lincoln Central Class 114 Lincoln Central to Retford July 70 J2157

 

 

Lincoln Central Class 03 transfer goods to Midland line July 70 J2158

 

 

Lincoln Central 40110 westbound parcels 13th Aug 77  C3500

 

 

David